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Palo Alto Networks to acquire Expanse in deal worth $800M

TechCrunch

Palo Alto Networks has been on buying binge for the last couple of years, and today it added to its haul, announcing a deal to acquire Expanse for $800 million in cash and equity awards. “Joining forces with Palo Alto Networks will let us achieve our most important business goals years ahead of schedule.

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Onomondo secures cash to expand its wireless network for IoT devices

TechCrunch

Onomondo , a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. A network reserved for IoT devices isn’t a novel concept.

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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

TechCrunch

Networking and cybersecurity firm Versa today announced that it raised $120 million in a mix of equity and debt led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank. ” Apurva Mehta and Kumar Mehta, two brothers, co-founded Versa in 2012.

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Want to tackle technical debt? Sell it as business risk

CIO

A recent example is Windows Server 2012, which was sunsetted by Microsoft in October 2023. Windows Server 2012 is not alone. Despite this sunsetting, companies still run the platform, primarily because they want to defer investing or can’t afford to invest in the upgrade. that don’t mean much to key financial decision-makers.

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Telecom Network Analytics: Transformation, Innovation, Automation

Cloudera

One of the most substantial big data workloads over the past fifteen years has been in the domain of telecom network analytics. The Dawn of Telco Big Data: 2007-2012. Suddenly, it was possible to build a data model of the network and create both a historical and predictive view of its behaviour. Where does it stand today?

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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

CIO

From 2012 through 2018, the SEC paid Company A approximately $10.7 Another news report dated 2016 shows Jain as the Founder and CEO of AiNET, which “designs, constructs, operates, and supports Internet data centers, optical fiber networks, and easy-to-understand cloud solutions.

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Growing and acquiring with Benchling and Benchmark on TechCrunch Live

TechCrunch

Since its 2012 founding, the company has grown to a valuation of $6.1 EDT with networking. Sajith Wickramasekara co-founded Benchling to improve laboratory data collection and collaboration. Wickramasekara will join TechCrunch Live , along with Benchmark general partner Miles Grimshaw, to discuss its recent acquisition and growth.

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